Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2021-06-24
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I do understand the difference between the two and I answered the Deputy’s question, and the same thing applies. Social housing is an element of the public housing budget, which has a wider definition. I did answer the Deputy’s question on that matter. It is under consideration in respect of the national development review and the Housing for All document. We want to increase that budget by as much as possible, but there are also other demands which we must take into account in health, education, welfare, other infrastructure and climate action. We will do as much as we can in all those areas, but it is dishonest to think we can do the maximum in all areas, because that simply does not add up. The Deputy, however, did not answer my question regarding whether his party supports trying to achieve 70% home ownership, and that is because he does not. He pretends and masquerades around the place pretending to be somebody-----

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Sitting date: 2021-06-24